23-Jan-2006 -- 24N 54E was the first of our confluence visits on our trip to the United Arab Emirates. We picked up our rented Nissan X-Trail in Dubayy and went to the South. We followed the coastal highway 11 after we had passed Abū Ẓabiy, the capital of the UAE. At 24° 5.719'N 54° 6.819'E we left the main route and took a gravel road which led us into the desert. When we reached 23° 59.227'N 54 9.829'E we had to activate the 4-wheel drive of our car and took a small road which was covered by sand. It didn't take long to see the first camel, so we had to stop and take some photos.

At 23° 58.400'N 53° 55.458'E we started to follow the pipeline, this was very easy due to a well maintained road beside it. This road took us as near as 0.8 miles to the confluence point. We parked our car and hiked the last part of the way. Reaching the point wasn't difficult due to the great GPS reception.

We took the necessary photos (which all look quite similar), had a short break, and went back to car because we'd planned to visit another point. Continued at 24N 53E.